Andy Burnham urged to consider £220, £175 and £85 cost of living paymentsThe Resolution Foundation has issued a new report encouraging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce targeted cost of living paymentsView Image (Image: Christopher Furlong, Getty Images)Andy Burnham has been called upon to implement £220, £175 and £85 cost of living payments for households. The Resolution Foundation has published a fresh report, urging Labour Party Prime Minister Mr Burnham to extend his measures addressing the cost of living crisis, reports Birmingham Live. It continues: "As of early August, wholesale gas prices have surged back to around the highest levels since fighting began. The foundation argues: "When prices spiked in 2022, ministers fell back on universal support, at a cost of £44 billion. Automatic enrolment through HMRC data should be the ultimate goal; for this winter, self-declaration with subsequent HMRC verification represents an imperfect yet achievable solution.